Meetings

Commissioners received an update on the steps being taken to ensure there is a framework for the safe, ethical and compliant use of generative Artificial Intelligence at the Senedd Commission.

They discussed the perspective of different AI Apps, and were provided assurances about the work done to ensure that any application used by the Commission is as safe as possible.

Commissioners noted the information provided and agreed the Commission’s approach to the use of AI.

Dave Tosh and Bedwyr Jones presented the ICT Strategy to the Board to outline what had been achieved through the transition to in-house provision, the vision for forthcoming services and anticipated timelines for implementation.  The transition had been a major business change programme. The innovations and improvements would change the way staff and Members would work, providing a service that would fully support a mobile office, be more environmentally friendly and make data easier to find and use.

Dave Tosh particularly noted that trust and understanding had increased between the ICT service and the rest of the organisation over the course of the transition. To assist staff and Members in using new hardware and functionality a new IT Manager had been appointed to provide dedicated training. All training would be provided bilingually and would include visits to constituency offices.

The Board were reassured about the security of the Cloud, which the Assembly had begun to adopt, starting with the move of the website to Sharepoint.

The Board expressed their thanks to Dave Tosh and the ICT team.